On July 12, ISDA initiated a market-wide consultation on technical issues related to new benchmark fallbacks for derivatives referencing certain interbank offered rates, or IBORs, in response to the expected discontinuance of...more
8/24/2018
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White Papers
On January 19, 2017, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued final, temporary, and proposed regulations (the “Regulations”) under section 871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Code...more
2/2/2017
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Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
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IRS ,
Master Limited Partnerships ,
Partnerships ,
Qualified Derivatives Dealers (QDDs) ,
Section 871(m) ,
Securities ,
SIFMA ,
Stocks
An Overview of Proposed Regulation AT -
Orrick attorneys authored an overview of Regulation Automated Trading (known as "Regulation AT") proposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") in the May/June 2016...more
8/2/2016
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Security-Based Swaps ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swaps
NYDFS Finalizes BitLicense Regulations -
On June 3, 2015, the New York Department of Financial Services released its final BitLicense regulations, which it described as "the first comprehensive framework for regulating...more
6/16/2015
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Derivatives ,
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Mandatory Clearing Requirements ,
Payment Schedules ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securitization ,
Security-Based Swaps ,
SPVs ,
Trade Options
On December 5, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") issued final regulations (the "Final Regulations") and proposed regulations (the "2013 Proposed Regulations") under section 871(m), which address withholding on...more